Something To Die For

from 16 To Reasons To Buy This Album by Lee

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Nacido Libre Music (ASCAP)

Sitting here looking down the barrel of a gun, and I’m wondering how did I get here?
They say traveling the world was supposed to be so much fun, and I’m wondering how did I get here?

A live round aimed at my head, and the president said
I was fighting for freedom, but it don’t make no kind of sense to me

A few months ago I was dreaming of college/ This shoulda paid my way for a better life
A baby on the way - will she be born without a father?/ Will I ever again see my wife?

A live round aimed at my head, and the president said
I was fighting for freedom, but it don’t make no kind of sense to me

Saw a child the other day, she was looking for her father/ Her body disfigured and maimed
Somebody please tell me if this is what democracy looks like/ It makes me wonder why we came

A live round aimed at my head, and the president said
I was fighting for freedom, but it don’t make no kind of sense to me
He told me his family was gunned down at a wedding/ He said death came from the sky
Well, I’m here fearing for my life - telling him it wasn’t me, wondering if this is all a lie

A live round aimed at my head, and the president said
I was fighting for freedom, but it don’t make no kind of sense to me

Tell my family I love them - sorry I didn’t make it home/ I wish I had it all to do over again
Tell my baby that her daddy wants her to grow up big and strong/Tell her I was brave until the very end

A live round aimed at my head, and the president said
I was fighting for freedom, but it don’t make no kind of sense to me

Maybe we coulda been friends under any other circumstances/ Seems you and me aren’t so different you see
We both have families and people that we love/ Both just want to live free

A live round aimed at my head, and the president said
I was fighting for freedom, but wait so are you
And if we’re all fighting for freedom who are we fighting for?

credits

from 16 To Reasons To Buy This Album, released October 23, 2014
Acoustic Guitar, Percussion - Lee
Piano - Asahni Dawkins
Bass - Clarence Spencer
Flute - Gabriel Romero
Clarinet - Sebastian Tozzola
Violin - Valeria Velasquez
Viola - Leonardo Abildgaard
Cello - Bruno D’Ambrosio
Wood instruments Arranged by Lee and Matías Nisim Linetzky
Wood instruments and Strings recorded by Matías Nisim Linetzky at Thameisis Studios, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Recorded by Lee at The Square Egg Nest Studios, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Bass guitar recorded by Clarence Spencer

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